Nancy Reagan

Nancy Reagan (6 July 1921-6 March 2016) was the First Lady of the United States from 20 January 1981 to 20 January 1989, succeeding Rosalynn Carter and preceding Barbara Bush. Born Anne Frances Robbins, Nancy was a Hollywood actress like her husband, Ronald Reagan, and she would become very involved in politics after her husband became President; she was most famous for her saying "Just say no to drugs." Reagan outlived her husband by twelve years, and she died in 2016.

Biography
Anne Frances Robbins was born on 6 July 1921 in New York City, New York, United States. She was nicknamed "Nancy" in her youth, and her parents separated when she was young; she lived in Maryland with her uncle and aunt for years before moving to Chicago with her mother. She changed her surname to "Davis" when her mother remarried, and "Nancy Davis" starred in Hollywood films in the 1940s and 1950s, marrying actor Ronald Reagan in 1952. Reagan became the First Lady of California when her husband was elected governor in 1967, and she worked with the Foster Grandparents Program to help senior citizens across the USA. In January 1981, she became the First Lady when her husband was elected President, and she was initially unpopular for replacing the White House's china and for having interest in a high-end, luxurious lifestyle. However, she became popular during her husband's second term, and her recreational drugs prevention program "Just Say No" earned her the respect and endearment of the American peope. In 1989, the family retired to Bel Air after her husband left office, and Nancy Reagan was a proponent of embryonic stem cell research after her husband's death in 2004. Nancy Reagan died on 6 March 2016 at the age of 94.